Indy Parks director leaving for position in Texas
Indy Parks Director John Williams has accepted the position of director of parks and recreation in Waco, Texas, the city of Indianapolis announced Wednesday morning.
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BlueIndy faces challenges in quest for wide adoption
BlueIndy plans to charge past its skeptics as its electric car-sharing program launches in Indianapolis Sept. 2, leaving behind the political consternation about whether Mayor Greg Ballard went rogue in green-lighting the program in the first place.
Fishers proposes $6M in upgrades to 116th Street
The project includes adding a new eastbound lane on 116th Street from Interstate 69 to Cumberland Road. The city would have to acquire as many as eight homes in the area for the necessary land.
Indianapolis mayor seeks money for police body cameras
Indianapolis Mayor Greg Ballard has detailed a proposed $1 billion city budget that seeks $200,000 to start equipping police officers with body cameras.
Brewery proposed for $4.8M project in downtown Fishers
City officials are considering incentives for the two-story project, which would feature a restaurant and brewery on the first floor and office space for lease on the second level.
Carmel considering discrimination ban based on sexual orientation
Carmel Mayor Jim Brainard announced Monday that he will introduce the ordinance to the City Council on Aug. 17.
Save-A-Lot grocery commits to Avondale Meadows neighborhood
In an area underserved by grocery stores, the chain is planning a store on East 38th Street as part of a larger $8.7 million, 40,000-square-foot retail project.
Republic Airways planning training center south of airport
The $3.85 million project would allow the regional carrier to train as many as 5,000 employees per year.
Downtown skyscraper sales reset valuations
Four high-profile downtown office towers that recently attracted out-of-state buyers have become embroiled in disputes over their property tax assessments.
Appeals court: Whitestown can annex 620 acres of Perry Township
The hotly disputed annexation can go ahead, unless residents want to take the case to the Indiana Supreme Court. The acreage is a small portion of the township land that Zionsville is in the process of taking over.
Ohio firm to build hydroponic veggie farm in Indy
The city of Indianapolis is partnering with the Toledo company to build the $1.2 million project in a retrofitted, southeast-side warehouse.
Land bank successor aims for openness
A startup not-for-profit has begun returning vacant and tax-delinquent properties to the city’s tax rolls, stepping into a void left by the disgraced Indy Land Bank.
Indianapolis to host high-profile confab for U.S. mayors
The conference is expected to draw presidential candidates and national media because it will come not long before the Democratic and Republican national conventions.
DMD administrator Beaubien promoted to acting director
Brad Beaubien will take over for Adam Thies, who announced last week that he was leaving on Friday to become assistant vice president for capital planning and facilities at Indiana University.
Anderson tries to make downtown hip for millennials
City leaders want to establish Anderson as a cultural hotspot, patterned after Seattle and Portland, Oregon, and other places where the millennial generation is flocking.
UIndy executive named city’s interim public safety director
David Wantz, 61, has been picked by Mayor Greg Ballard to serve as the city's interim director of public safety, filling the job vacated by Troy Riggs.
Indy’s director of development leaving for IU gig
Adam Thies will leave the position he’s held since 2012 to join the university as its assistant vice president for capital planning and facilities. Thies starts his new job Aug. 17.
Indy launches biz portal aimed at streamlining permitting
Indianapolis has joined about a dozen cities in hiring a California startup to develop a portal designed to help small business owners cut through red tape.
Former mayor Goldsmith joins new consulting practice at BKD
Former Indianapolis Mayor Steve Goldsmith has been hired by national accounting powerhouse BKD LLP to lead a new public sector consulting practice, the firm announced Wednesday.
Carmel eyes plan for traffic nightmare at Keystone and 96th St.
City officials hope to start construction in 2017 on a nearly $32 million teardrop roundabout that would bridge through traffic over 96th Street.